Sunday, May 11, 2008
Entertainment
Justin Timberlake Presents New MTV Reality Show Called “The Phone”
11:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Hey, Justin Timberlake here. Just checking to see if you senoritas are n*sync with my plans to bring sexy back to reality television. Next season, MTV’s going to rock your body with a new reality game show called “The Phone,” to be executive-produced by yours truly. Here’s the premise: More »
Vehicles
World’s First High-Def Train Simulator Makes Train Operating Uber-Realistic
10:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Train operators-in-training will no longer have to deal with plain, unrealistic, standard-definition simulations thanks to a new system that uses full HD video. Jointly developed by Fujitsu and video game maker Ongakukan, the world’s most advanced train simulator uses variable-speed playback technology and HD video that was shot on actual train lines. More »
Software
Microsoft Offers Mega-Discount on WinXP to Low-Cost Laptop Makers
9:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Ultra low-cost PCs such as OLPC’s XO laptop could end up bundled with copies of Windows OS after all, if Microsoft’s most recent scheme to grab market share works. The company is giving computer manufacturers Windows XP Home Edition at a steep discount to put on ULPCs, in hopes of luring them away from Linux. More »
Gadgets
JDome Gives First-Person Gamers 180-Degree Vision, Gives Me Headaches
8:00AM Addy Dugdale | John Nilsson is the man behind the jDome, an invention that will give gamers a massive 180-degree field of vision instead of the usual 15 to 20 degrees they get from their monitors. All you do is put the jDome in front of a projector, mirror the image in the projector, change the Field of View and you’re good to go. Nilsson’s already patented his idea, and he’s looking for donations to get the jDome into production—he reckons it will cost between US$125 and US$200. [jDome] More »
Hardware
Rohm Circuit Kills Vampire Power, Pulls No Electricity On Standby
7:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Japanese semiconductor maker Rohm is looking to vanquish vampire power, the energy wasted by tech on stand-by, with its new LSI circuits. The circuits consume no electricity even when in stand-by mode, allowing for a quick power up without the power drain. Considering that roughly 10% of a house’s energy bill goes to these silent suckers, Rohm’s circuits could save money and the planet at the same time. More »
Weapons
Canadian Cops Tase Knife-Wielding 82-Year-Old Patient in his Hospital Bed
6:00AM Addy Dugdale | The cops in Canada seem to be getting the hang of the Taser business. Mounties summoned to a British Columbia hospital tased an octogenarian patient after he pulled a knife from his pocket. Eighty-two-year-old Frank Lasser, who was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, claimed that sometimes he got delusional when he got short of breath. Did that, however, make it right for the police to tase him, bro? More »
Hardware
US Military Wasted Millions on Fake Hardware, Sparking Cyber-Terrorism Fears
5:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | The U.S. Military has spent millions of dollars on counterfeit computer components over the years, according to an FBI report. This not only screws over businesses, but it also makes it easier for cyber-terrorists to hack into our systems by putting trojans and viruses in fake circuitry. An anti-counterfeit initiative by the FBI, led to 15 criminal cases and over US$3.5 million worth of seized products. More »
Phones
iPhone “Currently Unavailable” Online: Brilliant Pre 3G iPhone Strategy?
4:00AM Addy Dugdale | The iPhone is “currently unavailable” at the AppleStore US, following the dry-out in the UK. Does this mean they are waiting for the shipment of the next version? If so, this is a brilliant and rare move for Apple. More »
Gadgets
Emergency Telecoms Team Forced to Wait in Thailand by Burmese Junta
3:30AM Addy Dugdale | Emergency communications kits destined to help the clear-up of the Burmese cyclone have been held up by the Asian country’s military junta. A five-man team from NGO Telecoms Sans Frontieres has been waiting all week for its entry visas from the turds powers that be of the brutal regime. And, until the visas are issued, over 80 kilos of vital equipment will stay right where it is, in a Thai warehouse. More »
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